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find out how you can save thousands by switching to clean, renewable energy. Protect your family against natural disasters and utility grid failures with a battery backup solar system. Top 10 reasons to go solar
1. Drastically reduce or even eliminate your electric bills
Whether you’re a homeowner, business, or nonprofit, electricity costs can make up a large portion of your monthly expenses. With a solar panel system, you’ll generate free power for your system’s entire 25+ year lifecycle. Even if you don’t produce 100 percent of the energy you consume, solar will reduce your utility bills and you’ll still save a lot of money.
2. The Federal Government offers a 30% federal solar tax credit for any residential solar panel system installed. This program has been extended until December 31, 2020. If you pay taxes, you qualify for this program, and your net cost for solar is 30% less. If you lease, the leasing company receives this credit and often uses it to reduce your monthly lease payment. Either way, you benefit.
3. Solar is More Affordable than Ever. The average cost for solar from all installers in California in 2010 was just under $10.00 per watt. By the end of 2013, the average cost per watt was $5.05, and today you will find the cost at $3.85 per watt very common. It is cheaper to go solar today than it has ever been.
4. Net Metering. After solar is installed and turned on, any power you generate that you do not use in your home or business flows into the grid, and you receive a credit from your utility for that power. This is called net metering. Without solar, if you are on vacation, your electric bill would be lower because you were not home using things requiring power. With solar, even when you are on vacation, you generate power and build credits. You never lose the value of the power your solar system generates.
5. Little or No Solar Panel Maintenance. Repairs are covered by manufacturer’s warranties. Maintenance is minimal; consisting of keeping the panels free of dirt and debris. This is done by rinsing the panels with water as needed, usually about two times a year.
6. Solar Will Not Increase Your Property Taxes. In July 2014, California Governor Brown signed SB 871 which extends the existing solar property tax exclusion until January 1, 2025. In California, the continuation of this policy will allow homeowners to install solar energy without a reassessment of their property taxes.
7. Solar Adds Value to Your Home. Research by the U.S Department of Energy’s (DOE) Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory finds strong evidence that homes with solar photovoltaic (PV) systems sell for a premium over homes without solar systems. When selling your home, the value of your home increases by the cost of your solar system.
8. Earn a great return on your investment
Solar panels aren’t an expense – they’re one of the best ways to invest, with returns rivaling those of more traditional investments like stocks and bonds. Thanks to substantial electricity bill savings, the average American homeowner pays off their solar panel system in seven to eight years and sees an ROI of 20 percent or more.
9. Quality Improvements. Manufacturer’s warranties are a standard 25 years for production levels and ten years on workmanship. Efficiency for both panels and inverters are also improving. Five years ago, a common panel was rated at 185 watts of DC power. There are panels rated at 440 watts today although more common is in the 350 – 400-watt range. More power from the same space is possible because of quality improvements.
10. The Cost of Not Going Solar
Our need for electricity is growing steadily. The cost of fossil fuel and grid maintenance is always increasing. Where I live, the largest utility in the area has increased their rates by 50% – 88% over the last ten years, depending on the tier rate from which you are buying power. Power from the sun is not costly; it is abundant and other than the initial investment for equipment, it is essentially free. Author
John Rocha
